My homelab, projects and how I learn for my certificates
The certificates I get are actually very theoretical. They are just to put them in a pdf and send that out along with my other references from school, uni and work. You can — and I did — install VMs and simulate stuff in Packet Tracer and the like for learning and practice, but a lot of it is just memorization of commands, terminology, and workflow steps on top of everything else. However, in order to memorize, learn, and demonstrate things better, I do have my homelab, documentation, Anki cards (flashcards), and whiteboards filled with notes and graphic-facilitation-style images. These are basically visual anchors and memory palaces that use the Loci and Major methods in ways I haven’t seen before. For example I create a memorable image for rsyslog (the new rocket fast syslog).... Syslog comes with priorities. I then create images that combine the Major method with Loci. For 0 I often use "sea". Syslog prio 0 is "emergency". So I combine the two and turn it into...